Utilization of Village Funds in Community Empowerment Efforts
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Saudi Journal of Economics and Finance Abbreviated Key Title: Saudi J Econ Fin ISSN 2523-9414 (Print) |ISSN 2523-6563 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: http://saudijournals.com/sjef/ Original Research Article Utilization of Village Funds in Community Empowerment Efforts (Study in Tewah Pupuh Village, Benua Lima District, East Barito Regency) Rini Agustina1*, Hary Supriadi2, Andi Tenri Sompa3 1,2Master Program of Science in Development Administration, Lambung Mangkurat University, Indonesia 3 Department of Government Science, Faculty of Social and Political Science, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin, Indonesia DOI: 10.36348/SJEF.2019.v03i10.001 | Received: 26.09.2019 | Accepted: 03.10.2019 | Published: 14.10.2019 *Corresponding author: Rini Agustina Abstract The Village Fund is one of the government policies that began in 2015, which seeks to place villagers as actors in village development and community empowerment in order to improve community welfare. The use of Village Funds is prioritized 80% for development and 20% for community empowerment. This research is a descriptive qualitative research oriented to describe the relationship between variables that influence the emergence of phenomena. The analysis tool used in this study is CIPP (Context, Input, Process, Product). The results showed that the utilization of the Village Fund for Community Empowerment was not on target. Village Funds contribution is dominated by apparatus or honorarium expenditure. In terms of context, data collection activities are not yet optimal in terms of community needs. From the input aspect shows that the identification of the strategy is not optimal so that the goal is not achieved. From the aspect of the process, the low participation in the management of the Village Fund and from the aspect of the product, has not yet reached the goal of utilizing the Village Fund. Based on these results, the government of East Barito Regency through the Regional Apparatus Organization related to the Village Fund policy can carry out training on Village Fund management for the village head and village apparatus and related institutions in the village so that the utilization of the Village Fund can improve the welfare of the village community. Keywords: community empowerment, village development, village funds. Copyright @ 2019: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use (NonCommercial, or CC-BY-NC) provided the original author and source are credited. INTRODUCTION concerning Villages. Village rights and obligations are Research Background clearly and clearly regulated in the Law. The village has Based on Law No. 23 of 2014 concerning the right to regulate and manage the interests of the Regional Government, the implementation of regional community based on the rights of origin, customs, government is directed to accelerate the realization of social and cultural values of the village community, community welfare through improved services, determine and manage village institutions and get a community empowerment and enhancing regional source of income. competitiveness by taking into account the principles of democracy, equity, justice and the uniqueness of a The village is obliged to protect and maintain region in the system of the Unitary State of the the unity and harmony of the village community within Republic of Indonesia (Homeland). Referring to the the framework of national harmony and the integrity of administrative authority that is smaller than the local the Republic of Indonesia. This is related to improving government is the village. The village is a the quality of life of rural communities, developing representation of the smallest legal community that democratic life, developing empowerment of rural grows and develops as an inseparable part of the life communities and providing improved services to the structure of the Indonesian people as the spearhead of community. In realizing the establishment of a village development and improvement of people's welfare. government that is supported by adequate sources of funds. The presence of village autonomy, the village is Recognition of the existence of villages is expected to be able to organize governance accommodated in Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning independently, from by and for the people, has the Regional Government and Law Number 6 of 2014 initiative and prioritizes the participation of local © 2019 |Published by Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 445 Rini Agustina et al., Saudi J Econ Fin, Oct 2019; 3(10): 445-452 village communities [10]. But generally the obstacles concerning the Establishment of the Katingan Regency, faced by the village government to realize the Seruyan Regency, Sukamara Regency, Lamandau development and empowerment of rural communities Regency, Gunung Mas Regency, Pulang Pisau are related to budget constraints. Regency, Murung Regency Raya and East Barito District in the Province of Central Kalimantan. The Village Funds are funds sourced from the State total area of East Barito Regency is 3,834 KM2 or 2.5% Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) which are of the area of Central Kalimantan province which intended for villages and traditional villages that are covers 10 (ten) districts, 3 (three) villages and 101 (one transferred through the Regency / city Regional hundred and one villages). Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) and are used to finance government administration, development, The priority for the use of Village Funds as community empowerment and society. The Village stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Villages, Fund aims to improve the welfare and equity of village Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Number 5 development through improving public services in the of 2015 concerning the Determination of Priorities for village, advancing the village economy, overcoming the Use of Village Funds is to finance village development disparities between villages and development expenditure and empower village strengthening rural communities as subjects of communities. Article 16, Government Regulation of the development [1]. Republic of Indonesia Number 60 of 2014 concerning Village Funds sourced from the State Revenue and In Law Number 6 of 2014, it is explained that Expenditure Budget, the distribution of Village Funds is the Village Fund must be managed in an orderly, carried out in stages in the current fiscal year with the obedient to the provisions of the legislation, efficient, following provisions: phase I in April by 40%, phase II economical, effective, transparent and responsible with in August by 40% and stage III in October by 20%. due regard for a sense of justice and compliance as well Based on the Regulation of the East Barito Regent No. as prioritizing the interests of the community. In order 9 of 2016 concerning the procedures for Distribution, to support the realization of good governance Determination of Details and Use of Village Funds in (governance), village management, especially related to East Barito Regency, the 2016 Budget Year prioritizes the utilization of the Village Fund, is always carried out the use of Village Funds to finance 80% development by prioritizing transparent, accountable and and finance 20% community empowerment. participatory principles. Regarding the presentation of the amount of The amount of the Village Fund allocated per the village fund, this article describes the priority of village varies according to formula allocation. Formula using the Village Fund for village development. allocation is an allocation calculated by taking into Certainly referring to the allocation of village account the number of villagers, the area of the village development that is improving the welfare of rural and the level of village poverty and the level of communities and the quality of human life and poverty geographical difficulty. Data on the number of alleviation through meeting basic needs, construction of villagers, the area of the village, the level of poverty village facilities and infrastructure, development of and the level of geographical difficulties are sourced local potential and sustainable use of natural resources from the relevant ministries and / or institutions that and the environment [9]. conduct government affairs in the field of statistics. The level of geographical difficulty is determined by factors METHODS of basic service availability, infrastructure conditions, Based on the main characteristics of the transportation and communication from village to problem, this research is a descriptive study. district. Descriptive research is a research model that is oriented towards describing the relationship between variables or Based on Ministry of Finance data, since 2015 factors that influence the emergence of a social the central government has budgeted Village Funds phenomenon that is used as an object of study [2]. large enough to be given to villages. In 2015, the Based on the analysis model, this descriptive study is a Village Fund was budgeted at Rp. 20.7 trillion with an qualitative descriptive model. The study design was average of each village getting an allocation of Rp. 280 used as an evaluation study. Evaluative research is more million. In 2016, the Village Fund budget increased to oriented to efforts to explain aspects of the benefits or Rp.